Cryptic crossword clue
Copper’s crafty to dry up 5

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word PARCH

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What does PARCH mean?

PARCH noun
  1. The condition of being parched.
PARCH verb
  1. To burn the surface of, to scorch.
  2. To roast, as dry grain.
  3. To dry to extremity; to shrivel with heat.
  4. To make thirsty.
  5. To boil something slowly (Still used in Lancashire in parched peas, a type of mushy peas).
  6. To become superficially burnt; be become sunburned.

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